Pandemic

There were 29 graduates from the Indigenous Pre-Cadet Training Program, aimed at giving Indigenous people between ages of 19 and 29 a first-hand look into a potential career in policing. The RCMP Academy hosted the Indigenous Pre-Cadet Training Program (IPTP) graduation on July 15, 2022 in Regina. Candidates arrived at…

The number of overdose deaths involving methadone decreased after the implementation of an early-pandemic policy that allowed some patients with opioid use disorder (OUD) to take methadone at home, new research shows. Overdose deaths both with and without methadone rose sharply in March 2020, when the policy was announced. Of…

The CDC reports that, in 2020, 12.2 million Americans seriously contemplated dying by suicide.Image: Pau Barrena (Getty Images) As our country continues grappling with its ongoing mental health pandemic, a new National Suicide Prevention Lifeline number—988—is launching July 16 to support those struggling with suicidal ideation. 988 is the new…

The Covid pandemic left India’s immunisation programme in tatters, with an estimated three million children not having received the first dose of the DPT vaccine in 2020, according to Unicef. The percentage of children who globally received three doses of the vaccine against diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis (DTP3), fell five…

Shanghai Health Commission reported a total of 6 locally transmitted COVID-19 cases this morning, Friday, July 15. A further 39 local asymptomatic cases were also reported. Of the 6 new local cases reported, 6 tested positive during central quarantine, while 0 tested positive during regular screening. Of the 39 new local asymptomatic…

HALIFAX — The global pandemic pushed it to the back burner but commissioner Randy Ambrosie says expansion has always been on the CFL's radar. On Saturday, the Toronto Argonauts and Saskatchewan Roughriders meet in Wolfville, N.S., in the CFL's first Touchdown Atlantic game since 2019. It will also mark the…

“What do you think the rate of Covid-19 is for us?” This is the question that many Black people living in Berlin asked me at the beginning of March 2020. The answer: We don’t know. Unlike other countries, notably the United States and the United Kingdom, the German government does…

Foreign Affairs The pandemic was Boris's biggest test. He failed. Departing British prime minister Boris Johnson, seemingly unaware of the truism that sequels are never as good as the original, has throughout his career drawn not-so-subtle comparisons between himself and Winston Churchill. Instead of being treated like Churchill, he is…

WHO chief warns case numbers are continuing to rise, putting further pressure on stretched health systems and workers. Published On 12 Jul 202212 Jul 2022 The coronavirus pandemic is “nowhere near over”, the World Health Organization’s chief has warned, citing new waves around the world and voicing concern the virus…

CIC News > Latest News > Immigration > Canada’s unemployment rate drops below 5%, the lowest in Canadian history Canada's labour force shrank in June, largely due to people age 55 and older leaving the labour force. Published on July 12th, 2022 at 08:00am EDT June’s Labour Force Survey from…